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The University of Utah Athletics
Wednesday, March 11
Las Vegas, NV
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University of Utah
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Oregon State
@UtahMBB Sets Eyes on Oregon State in Opening Round Action
3/9/2020 2:54 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team begins the hunt in the Pac-12 Tournament with first round action against Oregon State on Wednesday.
OPENING TIP
Playing in its ninth Pac-12 Tournament since joining the league, the ninth-seeded Utah men's basketball team looks to build on its thrilling overtime win over Colorado in the regular-season finale at home when it heads to Las Vegas. Utah will play in the opening game of the tournament against the eighth-seeded Oregon State Beavers on Wednesday, March 11, at 1 p.m. (MT)/Noon (PT) local.
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Roxy Bernstein will have the call while Don MacLean serves as the analyst and Ashley Adamson reporting from the sidelines on Pac-12 Networks in the first meeting ever between the Utes and Beavers in the conference tournament.
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It'll also serve as the first time Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak and Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle will be involved in the same conference tournament game together since Tinkle was an assistant for Krystkowiak at Montana in 2006 when they won the Big Sky Tournament. Krystkowiak is also 5-4 all-time against his former teammate and assistant coach heading into the game Wednesday.
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TA NAMED ALL-PAC-12
Utah sophomore Timmy Allen named to the All-Pac-12 Second-Team on Monday after the league announced its all-conference awards. It also marks the eighth-straight season Utah has had a player earn all-conference accolades since joining the Pac-12. He's also the first sophomore to earn All-Pac-12 honors since Jakob Poeltl in 2016.
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The 6-6 forward led the Utes in scoring and rebounding all season, averaging 15.1 points (10th), 7.2 rebounds (8th), 3.2 assists (T11th) and 1.6 steals (7th) in conference play – which is good for top-12 in several categories.
Allen produced for the Utes throughout league action, reaching in double-figures in all but two games while posting 20-plus points in four games – including four double-doubles. He was critical in the team's league-opener against Oregon State, scoring 25 points with 10 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. Allen also helped the Utes end a four-game skid at home against Washington with 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists in a come from behind win over the Huskies at home thanks to free throws down the stretch.
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The Mesa, Ariz., native registered his sixth double-double of the year against USC at home with 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Utes split the weekend against the LA schools. Allen nearly had a double-double in each of the final two game of the regular-season, scoring a game-high 26 points and eight rebounds at Cal before returning home with 10 points and eight rebounds against Colorado – both thrilling overtime games.
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SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
Since the 2011-12 season, Oregon State is 4-8 in the Pac-12 Tournament while going 1-3 inside T-Mobile since it moved there for the 2016-17 conference tournament. The lone win at T-Mobile and last win in the conference tournament for the Beavers came in 2018 when they defeated the No. 7 seed Washington in overtime, 69-66, as the No. 10 seed.
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Oregon State finished the regular-season 17-13 overall and 7-11 in Pac-12 play thanks to a 74-56 win over Cal in the finale this past Saturday inside Gill Coliseum. Senior Tres Tinkle has been a mainstay in Corvallis, averaging 18.4 points, 7.0 rebounds 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals – all team-bests except in the assists category. In addition, he has led the Beavers in scoring 18 different times and led the team in rebounding 17 times. Ethan Thompson, the team's floor general with a 4.5 assists average is second on the team, posting 14.9 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per contest. Kylor Kelley, the nation's second-leading blocker (3.5bpg), is averaging 11.1 points and 5.3 rebound for the Beavers while shooting a team-high .597 from the field (100 FGA).
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OSU was riding a four-game skid, three of which came on the road, before it picked up a sweep of the Bay Area teams this past week at home. Tinkle was averaging 23.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the final two games to help the Beavers earn the eighth seed in the Pac-12 Tournament.
GACH GARNERS POW HONORS
Gach, who was slowly breaking out of his shooting slump last weekend, exploded for a career-high 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting with five rebounds, four assists and two steals against Colorado. The Austin, Minn., native scored 16 of the team's 33 points in the first half against Colorado to keep the Utes within striking distance before finding the bottom of the basket in a few critical moments – including the turnaround jumper that sent the game into overtime.
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The 6-6 guard then went on to score five of Utah's 10 points in the extra period, three of which came at the free throw line to give the Utes the win after drawing a foul beyond the arc with 0.6 seconds remaining.
This is the first weekly award for Gach in his young career and third player of the week honor for Utah. The three accolades for Utah is only second to Oregon, who had four this season.
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VEGAS ODDS & ENDS
Since the beginning of the newly formed Pac-12, the No. 9 seed has only won the opening game of the conference tournament twice. Oregon State went 2-1 in 2012 while Arizona State went 1-1 in 2013. The ninth seed has since gone 0-6 in the opening round game. The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament will be the first time seeing Utah as the No. 9 seed and Oregon State as the No. 8 seed.
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OSU's run to the semifinals ended when it fell to the fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats 72-61 inside STAPLES Center. ASU's opening round win over Stanford 89-88 in overtime is the only win for a No. 9 seed since the tournament moved to Las Vegas.
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Utah is 2-0 in overtime games at the tournament, once as the lower seed and once as the higher seed. Overall, the higher seed has gone 6-4 in overtime games. Of the 10 overtime games that have been played since 2011-12, four have occurred during the semifinals, four in the first round games and two in the quarterfinals.
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#GACHYA GOING
After a long shooting slump that lasted over a month, sophomore Both Gach broke out of it the last two weeks. The 6-6 guard is averaging 20.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in his last three games – including a career-high 28 points against Colorado at home this past Saturday. On top of his career-high, Gach scored the tying bucket to send the game into overtime and then knocked down the game-winning free throws in the extra period.
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The game-tying basket against Colorado was the second-consecutive game Gach had tied the game up for Utah and send it into overtime. The Austin, Minn., native drew a foul at the end of the game at California and knocked down both free throws to send the game into overtime exactly a week prior.
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During this three-game stretch, Gach is shooting a fiery .595 clip (22-of-37) and has drained 14-of-16 (.875) shots from the free throw line. In addition, he also scored 19 points in the last five minutes of the game the past two games for Utah.
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LAST TIME OUT
After a slow start, Utah's offense slowly picked up the pace thanks to Both Gach – who scored 16 of his career-high 28 points in the first half. The Utes got as close as three points twice, late in the opening frame but a 5-0 spurt by Colorado in the final minute saw Utah trail 41-33 heading into the locker room.
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The Runnin' Utes came out firing in the second half, jumping out to a 7-0 run that cut CU's lead down to 41-40 and forced a timeout 2:16 in. Colorado tried to push its lead back up, but another 7-0 run by the Utes – this time capped off by a bucket from Timmy Allen saw Utah go ahead 47-46. However, that was short-lived as the Buffaloes answered with a 9-2 run heading into the 7:41 media break.
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Utah's resiliency and hot-shooting from Alfonso Plummer allowed the Utes to keep Colorado within striking distance until Mikael Jantunen put the Utes on top 62-61 when he knocked both free throws after drawing a loose ball foul on the defensive end. An and-1 on the other end let CU's Tyler Bey give CU a 64-62 edge with 19 seconds remaining before Gach tied things up and set it into overtime.
Both teams exchanged blows in the overtime period with Utah going up 68-64 before CU overtook the lead 72-70 with 17.1 seconds to play. Allen had a chance to tie the game up at the line but only connected on the second of his two free throws. McKinley Wright IV missing the front end of a 1-and-1 set up Both's heroics when the sophomore dribbled up the near wing for a shot and fouled by McKinley IV. He subsequently knocked all three free throws with 0.6 seconds on the clock to secure the thrilling win for Utah.
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UP NEXT
Should the Utes defeat Oregon State in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament they will then get another crack at top-seeded Oregon in the quarterfinals at Noon (PT) local / 1 p.m. (MT) on the Pac-12 Networks. The Ducks have won five-straight contests against the Utes and have eliminated Utah in the tournament the last two years – including five of the last eight tournaments.
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LOOKING AHEAD
If the Utes make it to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament for the first time since 2016, it will play either Arizona, Washington or USC on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m. (PT) local / 7 p.m. (MT) on Pac-12 Networks.
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Playing in its ninth Pac-12 Tournament since joining the league, the ninth-seeded Utah men's basketball team looks to build on its thrilling overtime win over Colorado in the regular-season finale at home when it heads to Las Vegas. Utah will play in the opening game of the tournament against the eighth-seeded Oregon State Beavers on Wednesday, March 11, at 1 p.m. (MT)/Noon (PT) local.
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Roxy Bernstein will have the call while Don MacLean serves as the analyst and Ashley Adamson reporting from the sidelines on Pac-12 Networks in the first meeting ever between the Utes and Beavers in the conference tournament.
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It'll also serve as the first time Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak and Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle will be involved in the same conference tournament game together since Tinkle was an assistant for Krystkowiak at Montana in 2006 when they won the Big Sky Tournament. Krystkowiak is also 5-4 all-time against his former teammate and assistant coach heading into the game Wednesday.
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TA NAMED ALL-PAC-12
Utah sophomore Timmy Allen named to the All-Pac-12 Second-Team on Monday after the league announced its all-conference awards. It also marks the eighth-straight season Utah has had a player earn all-conference accolades since joining the Pac-12. He's also the first sophomore to earn All-Pac-12 honors since Jakob Poeltl in 2016.
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The 6-6 forward led the Utes in scoring and rebounding all season, averaging 15.1 points (10th), 7.2 rebounds (8th), 3.2 assists (T11th) and 1.6 steals (7th) in conference play – which is good for top-12 in several categories.
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Allen produced for the Utes throughout league action, reaching in double-figures in all but two games while posting 20-plus points in four games – including four double-doubles. He was critical in the team's league-opener against Oregon State, scoring 25 points with 10 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. Allen also helped the Utes end a four-game skid at home against Washington with 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists in a come from behind win over the Huskies at home thanks to free throws down the stretch.
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The Mesa, Ariz., native registered his sixth double-double of the year against USC at home with 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Utes split the weekend against the LA schools. Allen nearly had a double-double in each of the final two game of the regular-season, scoring a game-high 26 points and eight rebounds at Cal before returning home with 10 points and eight rebounds against Colorado – both thrilling overtime games.
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SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
Since the 2011-12 season, Oregon State is 4-8 in the Pac-12 Tournament while going 1-3 inside T-Mobile since it moved there for the 2016-17 conference tournament. The lone win at T-Mobile and last win in the conference tournament for the Beavers came in 2018 when they defeated the No. 7 seed Washington in overtime, 69-66, as the No. 10 seed.
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Oregon State finished the regular-season 17-13 overall and 7-11 in Pac-12 play thanks to a 74-56 win over Cal in the finale this past Saturday inside Gill Coliseum. Senior Tres Tinkle has been a mainstay in Corvallis, averaging 18.4 points, 7.0 rebounds 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals – all team-bests except in the assists category. In addition, he has led the Beavers in scoring 18 different times and led the team in rebounding 17 times. Ethan Thompson, the team's floor general with a 4.5 assists average is second on the team, posting 14.9 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per contest. Kylor Kelley, the nation's second-leading blocker (3.5bpg), is averaging 11.1 points and 5.3 rebound for the Beavers while shooting a team-high .597 from the field (100 FGA).
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OSU was riding a four-game skid, three of which came on the road, before it picked up a sweep of the Bay Area teams this past week at home. Tinkle was averaging 23.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the final two games to help the Beavers earn the eighth seed in the Pac-12 Tournament.
GACH GARNERS POW HONORS
Gach, who was slowly breaking out of his shooting slump last weekend, exploded for a career-high 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting with five rebounds, four assists and two steals against Colorado. The Austin, Minn., native scored 16 of the team's 33 points in the first half against Colorado to keep the Utes within striking distance before finding the bottom of the basket in a few critical moments – including the turnaround jumper that sent the game into overtime.
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The 6-6 guard then went on to score five of Utah's 10 points in the extra period, three of which came at the free throw line to give the Utes the win after drawing a foul beyond the arc with 0.6 seconds remaining.
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— Utah Basketball?? (@UtahMBB) March 8, 2020
This is the first weekly award for Gach in his young career and third player of the week honor for Utah. The three accolades for Utah is only second to Oregon, who had four this season.
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VEGAS ODDS & ENDS
Since the beginning of the newly formed Pac-12, the No. 9 seed has only won the opening game of the conference tournament twice. Oregon State went 2-1 in 2012 while Arizona State went 1-1 in 2013. The ninth seed has since gone 0-6 in the opening round game. The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament will be the first time seeing Utah as the No. 9 seed and Oregon State as the No. 8 seed.
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OSU's run to the semifinals ended when it fell to the fourth-seeded Arizona Wildcats 72-61 inside STAPLES Center. ASU's opening round win over Stanford 89-88 in overtime is the only win for a No. 9 seed since the tournament moved to Las Vegas.
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Utah is 2-0 in overtime games at the tournament, once as the lower seed and once as the higher seed. Overall, the higher seed has gone 6-4 in overtime games. Of the 10 overtime games that have been played since 2011-12, four have occurred during the semifinals, four in the first round games and two in the quarterfinals.
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#GACHYA GOING
After a long shooting slump that lasted over a month, sophomore Both Gach broke out of it the last two weeks. The 6-6 guard is averaging 20.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in his last three games – including a career-high 28 points against Colorado at home this past Saturday. On top of his career-high, Gach scored the tying bucket to send the game into overtime and then knocked down the game-winning free throws in the extra period.
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The game-tying basket against Colorado was the second-consecutive game Gach had tied the game up for Utah and send it into overtime. The Austin, Minn., native drew a foul at the end of the game at California and knocked down both free throws to send the game into overtime exactly a week prior.
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During this three-game stretch, Gach is shooting a fiery .595 clip (22-of-37) and has drained 14-of-16 (.875) shots from the free throw line. In addition, he also scored 19 points in the last five minutes of the game the past two games for Utah.
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LAST TIME OUT
After a slow start, Utah's offense slowly picked up the pace thanks to Both Gach – who scored 16 of his career-high 28 points in the first half. The Utes got as close as three points twice, late in the opening frame but a 5-0 spurt by Colorado in the final minute saw Utah trail 41-33 heading into the locker room.
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The Runnin' Utes came out firing in the second half, jumping out to a 7-0 run that cut CU's lead down to 41-40 and forced a timeout 2:16 in. Colorado tried to push its lead back up, but another 7-0 run by the Utes – this time capped off by a bucket from Timmy Allen saw Utah go ahead 47-46. However, that was short-lived as the Buffaloes answered with a 9-2 run heading into the 7:41 media break.
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Utah's resiliency and hot-shooting from Alfonso Plummer allowed the Utes to keep Colorado within striking distance until Mikael Jantunen put the Utes on top 62-61 when he knocked both free throws after drawing a loose ball foul on the defensive end. An and-1 on the other end let CU's Tyler Bey give CU a 64-62 edge with 19 seconds remaining before Gach tied things up and set it into overtime.
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— Utah Basketball?? (@UtahMBB) March 8, 2020
Both teams exchanged blows in the overtime period with Utah going up 68-64 before CU overtook the lead 72-70 with 17.1 seconds to play. Allen had a chance to tie the game up at the line but only connected on the second of his two free throws. McKinley Wright IV missing the front end of a 1-and-1 set up Both's heroics when the sophomore dribbled up the near wing for a shot and fouled by McKinley IV. He subsequently knocked all three free throws with 0.6 seconds on the clock to secure the thrilling win for Utah.
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UP NEXT
Should the Utes defeat Oregon State in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament they will then get another crack at top-seeded Oregon in the quarterfinals at Noon (PT) local / 1 p.m. (MT) on the Pac-12 Networks. The Ducks have won five-straight contests against the Utes and have eliminated Utah in the tournament the last two years – including five of the last eight tournaments.
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LOOKING AHEAD
If the Utes make it to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament for the first time since 2016, it will play either Arizona, Washington or USC on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m. (PT) local / 7 p.m. (MT) on Pac-12 Networks.
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